Kinetic Analysis and Characterization of Epoxy Resins ... - FedOA
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<strong>and</strong> microwave cured for the evaluation <strong>of</strong> flexural elastic modulus <strong>and</strong> the stressstrain<br />
curves. In these test a beam <strong>of</strong> the specimen is supported at two points <strong>and</strong><br />
loaded in the midpoint.<br />
For this purpose specimens <strong>of</strong> rectangular shape <strong>of</strong> size reported in Table 3.27<br />
have been used.<br />
Flexural Test Specimen Size<br />
Length<br />
Width<br />
Thickness<br />
≈ 12 cm<br />
≈ 1cm<br />
≈ 2mm<br />
Table 3.27: Size <strong>of</strong> specimens used for flexural tests.<br />
The load has been applied on the specimen with a rate <strong>of</strong> crosshead motion<br />
calculated with the following relation:<br />
R= ZL2<br />
6d<br />
(3.33)<br />
where R [mm] is the rate <strong>of</strong> crosshead motion, L [mm] is the support span, d [mm]<br />
is the depth <strong>of</strong> the beam <strong>and</strong> Z [mm/mm/min] the rate <strong>of</strong> straining <strong>of</strong> the outer<br />
fiber. Z shall be equal to 0,01.<br />
The loading nose <strong>and</strong> the supports have been aligned so that the axes <strong>of</strong> the<br />
cylindrical surfaces are parallel <strong>and</strong> the loading nose is midway between the supports.<br />
The test has been interrupted when the 5% <strong>of</strong> deformation <strong>of</strong> the specimens<br />
has been reached.<br />
During the test simultaneous load-deflection data have been measured.<br />
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